Ribeira Dilhas
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
20Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 104kJ
- Wind
- ENE 2 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 114kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 171kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 96kJ
- Wind
- ESE 11 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 55kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- SSE 15 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 410kJ
- Wind
- S 18 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 316, too small
- Wed 418, too small
- Thu 525, too small
- Fri 617, too small
- Sat 715, too small
- Sun 810, too small
- Mon 924, poor
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jan2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 5 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 491kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 104kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 114kJ | offshorewind from the east, 8 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 171kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 17, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 96kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft5 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 55kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 10, too small | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 24, poor | 6 ft7 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 410kJ | wind from the south, 18 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 10 ft10 smushy11 ft at break (est.) | 1,573kJ | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 17°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:38 −0.8 mHigh 08:09 +1.0 mLow 14:42 −0.9 mHigh 21:06 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:05 −0.7 mHigh 09:30 +1.0 mLow 16:03 −1.0 mHigh 22:21 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:24 −0.8 mHigh 10:41 +1.1 mLow 17:08 −1.1 mHigh 23:22 +1.0 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jan
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Ribeira Dilhas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (269°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (89°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in June, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ericeira, 2.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,030–US$1,940 each
about US$1,030–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$938 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$301 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$94–US$154 |
| Total | about US$1,030–US$1,940 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 5 min by car · 105 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Ericeira its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Sintra on Booking.com
about 40 min by car · 98 places to stay
- Beds in Lourinhã on Booking.com
about 55 min by car · 17 places to stay
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 13h 25m
About 13h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 50 min by road
Flights ORD → LIS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.